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Manga Studio 5

Strawberry Fields Forever

Ah, the field of dreams has been found! I have done a LOT of research on both desert islands and hemp. Dense vegetation on an island means a fresh water source of some sort as plants, like us, don’t grow on sea water. And wild hemp can grow just about anywhere warmish, and does not need to be planted. Birds can eat the seeds, fly off and then “deposit” them anywhere. In some states here in the USA, wild hemp still grows rampantly. But, as you’re about to find out, hemp and pot are two different things.

And is Robyn giving Bud the once over in the second frame? Hmmm. Could be. I can say no more. Well, I can, but what fun is that? And since 45% of my audience is female, it’s time we gave the guys some equal time showing off their bodies.

AND… a little nod to St. Patrick’s Day as our resident Irish girl shows us how to speak English like the Irish in those three little panels at the bottom of the page.

To be honest, I didn’t think I’d have this much ready for today. I had a guest comic to do along with my usual coloring of pages for Liz Staley’s Adrastus comic, but last week was an absolute bitch. The worst week I’ve had in a LONG time, and I’ve had some whoppers over the past decade. Then the week ended with me wasting two days while Cirtex Hosting (the host where this website is hosted along with my client’s sites) had MAJOR issues with my business site and about a half-dozen of my client’s sites. Friday was a major cluster fuck as not only did my client’s websites go down, but so did their email! Fuck me. So, as you can see, I was lucky to get this much of the comic ready after a week like that. Luckily, Sunday was very productive for me.

Love today’s song by the Beatles. Some of the lyrics come into play in this story as well. Not many, but a couple.

Yeah, I’m no mystery/suspense writer who is trying to steer you in the wrong directions in my stories. I just want some fun/surprises along the path that we all essentially know. Also, I’m not that clever.

Yeah, things never quite go their way. I do that intentionally as I hate where characters always get what they want, or achieve their goals so easily. I wanted 1977 to reflect the true hardships of life in a comical way.
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